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Chapter X
NEWS OF FRIENDS. “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston. “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say. And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it. They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading ““It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.”
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From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
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From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
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From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
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From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
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From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
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From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
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From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
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From this reading NEWS OF FRIENDS.
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From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
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From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
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From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
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From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
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From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
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From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
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From this reading NEWS OF FRIENDS.
no person; not anyone
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF FRIENDS.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
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From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
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From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It may be or it mayn’t be--nobody can say.
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From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
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From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
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From this reading They are very rich, and they have all the best people in the county coming and going.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
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From this reading And you must not get to blame the young lady if she thinks better of it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you must not set your heart upon it, my darling,” said Mrs. Preston.
